CVE-2016-1296 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The proxy engine on Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices with software 8.5.3-055, 9.1.0-000, and 9.5.0-235 allows remote attackers to bypass intended proxy restrictions via a malformed HTTP method, aka Bug ID CSCux00848.

Published: 2016-01-20

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:8.5.3-055:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:9.1.0-000:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:9.5.0-235:::::::*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-2395	The proxy engine on Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices with software 8.5.3-055, 9.1.0-000, and 9.5.0-235 allows remote attackers to bypass intended proxy restrictions via a malformed HTTP method, aka Bug ID CSCux00848.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00369.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160119-wsa
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034763

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Cisco Web Security Appliance

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2016-01-20T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T22:48:13.789Z

Reserved: 2016-01-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-1296

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-01-20T05:59:02.220

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-1296

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-254

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